After The Event chords by Pet Shop Boys

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Am
F
G
Bdim
Em
C
E
Fm
F#dim
D
F#m
Dm
Bm

Intro 1

Bdim

Verse 1
Am 
Typical day
Fm 
Cars being towed away
F#dim 
D 
F#dim 
D 
Junk mail through the door
F#m 
D 
Dm 
F 
joins the post on the floor
Am 
Drilling
Fm 
always someone drilling
F#dim 
F#m 
somewhere in the city
D 
Dm 
F 
authorised by committee
Am 
Permission is  bestowed
Fm 
according to postal code
Terms and conditions may
F#dim 
F#m 
vary
D 
Dm 
It's nothing out of the ordinary
F 
Sometimes

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Verse 2
C 
someone
F 
gets upset
G 
Bdim 
doesn't hear the laughter
E 
takes it as a threat
C 
but it's different after
F 
After the event
G 
looks like someone's smiling
Bdim 
E 
happy to be here
Am 
Blue skies heaven- sent

Verse 3
Am 
There's a kind of glow
Fm 
illuminates the flow
F#dim 
F#m 
D 
over to the east
Dm 
F 
of traffic in the streets
Am 
Not to be outdone
Fm 
the school run has begun
F#dim 
D 
Mothers all arrive
Dm 
F 
each in a four- wheel drive

Verse 4
C 
F 
Sometimes someone gets upset
Bdim 
G 
Bdim 
doesn't hear the laughter
E 
takes it as a threat
C 
but it's different after
F 
After the event
G 
Bdim 
looks like someone's smiling
E 
happy to be here
Am 
Blue skies heaven- sent

Verse 5
Am 
Evening comes as a surprise
Em 
Am 
Suddenly someone dies
Everyone's over- reacting
Em 
C 
F 
Bdim 
F 
Bdim 
G 
with clichés and bad acting
Bdim 
Bm 
Bdim 
Em 
E 
Em 
C 
F 
Bdim 
E 
C 
F 
Misty in the rain
Bdim 
flowers in their cellophane
Bm 
Bdim 
Policemen intervening
E 
C 
Drama without meaning
F 
It's perfectly routine
Bdim 
A statement from the Queen
Obituaries appear
E 
You can leave your tributes
Am 
here

Verse 6
Am 
C 
Sometimes someone gets upset
F 
G 
Bdim 
doesn't hear the laughter
E 
takes it as a threat
C 
but it's different after
F 
After the event
G 
Bdim 
looks like someone's smiling
E 
happy to be here
Blue skies heaven- sent
From
Am 
Am 
Did you see
me coming?